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Flooding caused by the 19th July 1926 rainstorm, Des Voeux Road, Hong Kong

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1926

From 

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: NA16-081. Image from an album in The National Archives referenced as ‘HONG KONG 3. Views of Hong Kong from the 1860s to the 1920s' (CO 1069-446). The round sign on the electricy pole on the left reads: CARS STOP HERE IF REQUIRED. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the highest record of daily rainfall ever recorded in Hong Kong, is 534.1 millimetres - the 19th July 1926 rainstorm.

Peak Tram Bridge after June_12_floods

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1966

1966 Rainstorm

Stone Nullah Lane 1966_June_12_floods

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1966

Probably junction of Stone Nullah Lane and Queen's Road East.

From Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

1926 St. Francis Street, Wan Chai = 聖佛蘭士街

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Rainstorm, Hong Kong, July 1926.

Rainfall, described at the time as ''phenomenal'' during a prolonged and very severe thunderstorm hit Hong Kong on the 19th July 1926. 21 inches of rain fell in 18 hours causing severe flooding and massive landslides. The photograph shows St. Francis Street, in Wan Chai extensively damaged by the rainstorm.

Original from The National Archives UK

 

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1926

1926 Rainstorm

Total rainfall: 534.1mm, with maximum rainfalls of 100.7mm in 1-hour, 430.6mm in 6-hours, and 526.7mm in 12-hours.
Deaths: Appx 7

1926 July 18th -19th Rainstorm 07

CO 1069-446-14

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1926

1926 July 18th -19th Rainstorm 06

CO 1069-446-12

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1926

1926 July 18th -19th Rainstorm 05

CO 1069-446-10

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1926

1926 July 18th -19th Rainstorm 04

CO 1069-446-02

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1926

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